A four-year-old female leopard died after it got trapped in barbed wire fence at Vazhappuzha, Kollengode, near here on Wednesday. Forest officials were called in when local people found the leopard entangled in the metal fence erected at private property owned by Unnikrishnan Vazhappuzha. The CCF formed a committee of five members as per the standard operating procedure stipulated by …
The state government has sought the assistance of the defence forces for rescue operations even as a ‘red alert’ was sounded for six districts of Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad At least six people died and a dozen were missing on Saturday as heavy rains pounded south and central Kerala causing flash floods and landslides in many parts, …